| 1970-1978 | Studies and Post-Graduate Studies, Energy Economics Faculty, Moscow Institute of Management; Ph.D. in Energy Economics (Title: "The Role of North Sea Oil in Energy Supplies of Western Europe") |
| 1979-1990 | Research Fellow, International Energy Economics Division, Institute of World Economy & International Relations, USSR Academy of Sciences |
| 1990-1991 | Chief Expert, Division for Market Analysis, Department for Foreign Trade & External Economic Relations, USSR State Planning Committee (GOSPLAN)/USSR Ministry of Economics and Forecasting |
| 1991-1993 | Deputy-Minister on external economic relations & foreign investments of the RF Ministry for Fuel & Energy |
| 1993-1995 | Post-Doctorate at the State Academy of Management, Moscow |
| 1993-1994 | Special Adviser on foreign investments to the First Deputy Prime-Minister of RF Government E.Gaidar |
| 1994 | - 2002 Adviser to the RF Ministry for Fuel & Energy (since 2000: "RF Ministry of Energy") |
| 1994-1998 | Head of Intra-Ministerial Working Group on drafting a package of normative documents on production-sharing agreements on PSA |
| 1994-1995 | Head of the State Duma's Expert Group on redrafting Concession Law |
| 1994-1999 | Adviser to the RF State Duma on economic policy and on natural resources |
| 1994-1995 | Head of Consultants to the RF State Duma Committee on Economic Policy (Sub-Committee on External Economic Relations and Foreign Investments) |
| 1994-2006 | Visiting Principal Research Fellow (since February 2000 - Visiting Chief Research Fellow), Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow |
| 1994-2002 | Adviser to the RF Ministry of Finance |
| 1994-1999 | Head of the RF State Duma's Expert Group on drafting PSA Law |
| | May 1995 Dr. >f Science in Energy Economics, State Academy of Management (title of the thesis: "System Approach to the Involvement of Foreign Investments into Russian Energy Economy") |
| 1995-1999 | Head of Consultants to the RF State Duma Committee on Natural Resources & Natural Resources Management |
| 1996-1999 | Executive Director & Member of the Board of Directors, Russian Bank for Reconstruction & Development |
| 1997-2000 | Head of Consultants on foreign investments to the RF Ministry of Economic |
| 1997-2002 | Visiting lecturing professor on "World energy markets & transportation systems" to the State University of Management, Moscow |
| since 1998 | Member of RF Council for Foreign & Defense Policy |
| 1999-2002 | President of the Energy and Investment Policy & Project Financing Development Foundation (ENIP&PF) |
| 1999-2000 | Head of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the RF Ministry for Fuel & Energy on drafting the new Conceptual Framework for Russian Oil & Gas Development |
| 2000-2002 | Adviser to the RF Ministry of Economics/Ministry for Economic Development & Trade |
| Member of the Ad Hoc Working Group (Head of Oil Section and Investment Policy Section) of the RF Ministry for Fuel & on drafting the "Energy Strategy of Russia to 2020" |
| 2001-2002 | Member of the Expert Council under the Head of the State Duma Commission on the Legal Issues of the PSAs |
| 2002-2008 | Deputy Secretary General, Energy Charter Secretariat, Brussels |
| since 2008 | Consultant to the Board, Gazprombank, Moscow |
| Visiting lecturing professor at the Chair on International Oil and Gas Business, Russian State Oil and Gas University n.a. I.M.Gubkin |
